νισαντήρι

Greek

Alternative forms

• νισαντίρι n (nisantíri) (alternative spelling, recommended but less commonly used)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نشادر (nışadır, “sal ammoniac”), from Persian نشادر (nošâdor, “sal ammoniac”), a later form of Persian نوشادر (nôšâdor, literally “immortal fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nisanˈdiri/
• Hyphenation: νι‧σα‧ντή‧ρι

Noun

νισαντήρι • (nisantíri) n

1. (inorganic chemistry) ammonium chloride, sal ammoniac, an inorganic salt used as a flux for cleaning metal surfaces by reacting with the oxides on their surface

   Synonym: χλωριούχο αμμώνιο (chlorioúcho ammónio) (contemporary, nomenclature)

Declension

Declension of νισαντήρι

	singular	plural
nominative	νισαντήρι (nisantíri)	νισαντήρια (nisantíria)
genitive	νισαντηριού (nisantirioú)	νισαντηριών (nisantirión)
accusative	νισαντήρι (nisantíri)	νισαντήρια (nisantíria)
vocative	νισαντήρι (nisantíri)	νισαντήρια (nisantíria)

The plural forms are attested, but very rare.

Further reading

• Χλωριούχο αμμώνιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• νισαντίρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language